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In IBM PC compatible computers, the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS, also known as System BIOS, ROM BIOS or PC BIOS (s)) is a de facto standard defining a firmware interface. The name originated from the Basic Input/Output System used in the CP/M operating system in 1975. The BIOS software is built into the PC, and is the first software run by a P...
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Basic Input/Output System - this is the part of a PC compatible's operating system that is held in ROM, allowing the computer to start up and load the rest of its operating system from disc (c.f. RISC OS computers where the whole of the operating system, plus a few extra goodies, are held in ROM and are available at switch-on)
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Basic Input/Output System,
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A specification for a 16 Bit program that boots 32 and 64 bit PC's, and cannot contain a boot manager, diagnostics, or command line monitor. The BIOS specification also requires that PC's cannot boot directly off of alternate disk partitions, alternate disks, CD ROMS, tapes, Bernoulli's, flopticals, or other storage devices.
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(Digital cameras and photo printers) Stands for Basic Input / Output System and describes the basic program of a computer.
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BIOS(Basic Input/output system) is the program a personal computer's microprocessor uses to get the computer system started after you turn it on. It also manages data flow between the computer's OS and attached devices such as the hard disk, video adapter, keyboard, mouse and printer. BIOS is an integral part of the computer and comes with it when ...
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Basic Input / Output System. The hard-wired instructions that the CPU uses to boot up and to control I/O devices.
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British and Irish Orthoptic Society
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Biological Open Source
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Acronym for 'Basic Input/Output System'. A computer's BIOS contains programs stored on a flash memory chip. The BIOS controls communications between the microprocessor and peripheral devices, e.g. the keyboard and video adapter. It also controls miscellaneous functions, such as system messages. The first thing that the BIOS does at bootup is to che …
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Basic Input/Output System
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Basic Input/Output System. The set of essential software routines that tests hardware at startup, assists with starting the operating system and supports the transfer of data among hardware devices. The BIOS is stored in read-only memory (ROM) so that it can be executed when the computer is turned on.
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In computing, a BIOS (Basic Input Output System) is a small computer program that handles important hardware processes.
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Basic input / output system. The computer part that manages communications between the computer and peripherals.
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1. Basic Input/Output System (BIOS). 2. Biographies (bios).
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Part of a computer operating system held on ROM rather than on disk. This handles basic routines such as accessing the disk drive.
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Basic Input Output System
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Basic Input Output system
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bios 1. Organic life. 2. A group of substances (including inositol, biotin, and thiamine) necessary for the most favorable growth of some yeasts.
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Acronym for basic input/output system. The commands used to tell a CPU how it will communicate with the rest of the computer.
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Basic Input/Output System.Software that determines what a computer can do without accessing programs. Your BIOS has the information to control the keyboard, screen, drives, serial communications, and other functions. BIOS is typically built into a ROM chip installed on the motherboard.
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basic input/output system is the program a personal computer's microprocessor uses to get the computer system started after you turn it on. It also manages data flow between the computer's operating system and attached devices such as the hard disk, video adapter, keyboard, mouse, and printer.
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computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
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